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librarydoc's review against another edition
3.0
Well, good idea, poor execution. I like the premise, but this is a book without much depth. Entertaining and a fast read, but I am sure I will forget it as soon as I start a new book.
vesnet's review against another edition
4.0
An enjoyable read. It contains a lot of different elements which might bother some people, but I rather enjoyed.
There are a couple of unanswered questions that I would have liked to have covered, but all in all well worth a read if you enjoy sci-fi.
The sequel should be really interesting.
There are a couple of unanswered questions that I would have liked to have covered, but all in all well worth a read if you enjoy sci-fi.
The sequel should be really interesting.
carladay83's review against another edition
4.0
A very interesting book but the ending was very abrupt. Thankfully there is a sequel though so I can't be too annoyed.
pieneman's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jmoses's review against another edition
4.0
A quick but interesting read. Shallow in spots, but this is acceptable.
books4biana's review against another edition
4.0
Very creative...looking forward to the continuing adventure!
johnayliff's review against another edition
3.0
A competent but never brilliant debut. A band of astronauts, including the linguist protagonist, explore a semi-derelict alien spaceship, in which they encounter various kinds of peril; the linguist makes telepathic contact with an entity on the ship; meanwhile one of the other astronauts is in love with her.
The first few chapters are a little shaky but the book gets more interesting when the telepathic contact is made. The protagonist feels a little too perfect, even given the fact that she shines most brightly when seen from her lover's point of view, and we're told more than we really need to know about the heroic exploits of her past. The other astronauts, meanwhile, sometimes felt interchangeable. Some of the action sequences felt like a videogame. The prose style is never less than adequate but never much more, either, and descends a bit too frequently into cliche and said-bookisms.
But the book mostly moves along at a good pace, it's always easy to read, and the plot able to sustain interest. The alien universe, when we finally learn details of it, is full of old-fashioned space-operatic wonder, and further exploration of this universe (which is where the sequel hook seems to be pointed) sounds like it would be fun. The prominent romance sub-plot gives the book something that most sf novels don't have, so the book seems like it would be of interest to readers looking for sf/romance hybrids.
The first few chapters are a little shaky but the book gets more interesting when the telepathic contact is made. The protagonist feels a little too perfect, even given the fact that she shines most brightly when seen from her lover's point of view, and we're told more than we really need to know about the heroic exploits of her past. The other astronauts, meanwhile, sometimes felt interchangeable. Some of the action sequences felt like a videogame. The prose style is never less than adequate but never much more, either, and descends a bit too frequently into cliche and said-bookisms.
But the book mostly moves along at a good pace, it's always easy to read, and the plot able to sustain interest. The alien universe, when we finally learn details of it, is full of old-fashioned space-operatic wonder, and further exploration of this universe (which is where the sequel hook seems to be pointed) sounds like it would be fun. The prominent romance sub-plot gives the book something that most sf novels don't have, so the book seems like it would be of interest to readers looking for sf/romance hybrids.
gloame's review against another edition
3.0
Had a lot of things I liked, but fell short in delivering several of them. I would probably check out the next one.
dea080020's review against another edition
3.0
clumsy at times, an easy entertaining sci-fi read the nerd in me enjoyed with a bad ass heroine. warning- cheesy implausible unnecessary romance.